RUMOURS have been swirling for weeks about who will take over from Peter Capaldi as Doctor Who but it definitely won't be a woman according to new reports.

There had been reports that the next Doctor could be a woman with the likes of Olivia Colman, Tilda Swinton and Phoebe Waller-Bridge all being linked to the role.

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BBC bosses want a "male actor in his 30s" to replace Peter Capaldi when he leaves Doctor Who this year

However, hopes of a woman Doctor have been dashed as The Mirror reports that the BBC want to bring the show back to the "glory days" of David Tennant and cast a "male actor in his thirties" to take over from Peter.

A source said: “A lot of younger fans have been lost in the last few years, especially young females and the gay male audience.

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BBC bosses want to bring the show "back to the glory days of David Tennant

"The revenue from merchandising has nose-dived and they want to rectify this by casting someone in the mould of David Tennant .”